After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 229 Old Face

"Whether it is in Xiluo, Baling, Xianyou or other places that can be reached by trade routes, it is very popular. Just this snail shell can be sold for at least one tael of silver in the market; if it is transported back to Xiluo China, I heard that selling two taels is not a problem."

  He Lingchuan took out the fluorescent spores to take a photo, and the snail in Liu Tong's hand was actually bright yellow, the color of Shoushan Tianhuang jelly, but also a little green and purple, as if dyed very casually.

  Casual, but spiritual beauty, as if every color is the finishing touch.

   "Candy snails are only produced in the caves of Yanshan Mountain, and Panlong City sent people to guard them, and they are not allowed to take them privately." Liu Tong said with a smile, "We have made a lot of contributions in Ghost Needle Stone Forest, and this is a special reward."

   Sparks burst out of the skinny man's eyes: "This baby is too beautiful!" One tael of silver is a thousand bucks! "Can we each take six?"

   "Yes, but don't try to bring more." Liu Tong said seriously, "If found out, our team will instead be fined ten taels of silver, and the military merits will be deducted!"

  He stared at the thin man, and his tone became severe: "Slim man, did you hear that!"

  He is most worried about this product.

  The skinny man waved his hands again and again: "Don't worry, don't worry, I never do anything out of line!"

   At the moment, everyone separated and went to the cave to look for snails.

  There has been heavy snow recently, and now the cave is warm and humid, and the lichen and moss are even sprouting. It is a paradise for snails, so they are very active, crawling out of their hiding places and wandering around.

   After a while, everyone picked enough.

   Fist against fist, spread out palm, dozens of snails gather together, the color is as bright as a rainbow after rain.

  Gold, red, blue, indigo, purple, yellow... only unexpected, there is no color that they cannot grow. Even the most skillful sugar crafter can't make such colorful candies.

   "It's so beautiful!" Wicker exclaimed, "I don't sell it, I want to keep it!"

   To make bracelets, pendants, tins, and hairpins, why not dump pearls and agates all over the street?

  When the door panel heard it, he scratched his head: "After you go out, I'll give you mine too."

  Wicke was stunned: "Ah, okay, I'll buy it from you, but you have to convert it to the teammate's price for me."

   "Only things that girls like, I can give you as gifts."

   Wicker really smiled like a flower.

  The thin man and He Lingchuan looked at each other and sighed.

   On the way back to the city, the journey was peaceful.

   Soon, the conspicuous gate of Panlong City appeared in the field of vision.

  No matter when, this grand pass always gives soldiers, civilians and travelers the most solid confidence. However, when He Lingchuan got closer, he realized that there was an endless stream of people coming out of the city, all with their bedding rolled up, riding donkeys and carts.

   This is not like a caravan, but like a migrating team.

  The door panel wondered: "What's going on?"

   Panlong City seldom opens its gates wide open, releasing so many people at once—except for the army.

  It has always been civilians who drag their families and move into the city, and it is rare to see them moving out shoulder to shoulder.

  He Lingchuan glanced at it and found a familiar face in the crowd:

  Liu Sanjiu and his wife, and a pair of children.

  They were still leading the donkey, and the donkey was still carrying a bundle of luggage from the boss, with resentment in their eyes.

  In the old days when Weicheng was broken, He Lingchuan mixed into the fleeing team. The first thing he met was Liu Sanjiu's family. They worked in a winery in a small town in Weicheng. He Lingchuan chatted with him for half the time, until the Baling people chased them down.

  Before and after the great battle, He Lingchuan vividly remembered these characters. Of course, he couldn't forget these characters.

  These patrols were on the side of the road, and Liu Sanjiu also found him, "Ah", and said in surprise, "You, it's you...!"

  Of course he recognized the great guy who helped him on the way to escape, but unfortunately he couldn't remember the other person's last name, so he hesitated and said quickly: "Are you okay, do you want to go back together?"

   "Go back?" He Lingchuan smiled, "Where?"

   "Of course it's Weicheng." Liu Sanjiu blushed, "General Red took back Weicheng, Junjun Sun is going to take us home."

  He also remembers clearly the situation when he fled. Seeing He Lingchuan again at this time, his emotions are inevitably a little delicate.

  The appearance of He Lingchuan seemed to remind him how shameful and humble he was at that time.

  He Lingchuan looked at the long line: "Are these people from Weicheng?"

   "Yes, yes." Liu Sanjiu's wife smiled, "I didn't expect that we could go back in our lifetime."

The thin man looked at them, and suddenly said: "If Brother He hadn't sacrificed himself to blow up the spider demon's lair in Ghost Needle Stone Forest, and if General Red hadn't sneaked into Weicheng to seize the city, you can only nest in Panlong City to farm now, although I don't think so. What's wrong with that!"

  The smiling faces of Liu Sanjiu and his wife froze slightly.

   They don't know so much about the front line, they only know that regaining Weicheng is just one of the Red General's many victories.

  General Red has fought too many victories, and the common people are numb to the good news.

  Liu Sanjiu bowed deeply to He Lingchuan: "Thank you Brother He!"

  He Lingchuan waved his hand: "Why do you want to go back to Wei City, isn't it safer in Panlong City?"

   "Panlong City is really a good place, and the Chipa Plateau behind it is also like heaven." Liu Sanjiu and his wife looked at each other, "It's just that we are not used to it. It's better to go back to our hometown."

   "Why would the people of Weicheng act together?" Liu Tong thought about another angle, "Someone summoned?"

"I heard that Junjun Sun asked Commander Zhong to return to the city, and Commander Zhong agreed." Liu Sanjiu's wife replied, "Junjun Sun issued a message in the city to let the Weicheng people who planned to go back go to the office first. Register, and then set off at the south gate today, also escorted by the army."

  Indeed, there is a patrolling Panlong Army near this team. It seems that Zhong Shengguang is a good man who will go to the end to **** the Weicheng people home.

  Liu Sanjiu looked at He Lingchuan, whose armor was very conspicuous: "Brother He, have you joined the army?"

  He Lingchuan nodded.

   "In Panlong City, you will surely stand out!" Liu Sanjiu clasped his hands, "Please be careful."

  The two sides waved goodbye and went their separate ways.

  Knowing that the future will be indefinite, so the smile is extraordinarily sincere.

   "Okay, put away your smirk." Liu Tiao couldn't stand it anymore, and rolled his eyes at He Lingchuan, "Could you have saved this family too?"

   "Hmm—" He participated in Colonel Xiao's post-break operation to buy more time for civilians to escape, so, "It counts."

  Liu Tiao snorted: "He can't even remember your surname." Liu Sanjiu's hesitant appearance couldn't escape her eyes.

   "It doesn't matter anymore." He Lingchuan turned his horse and rushed to Panlong City.

  Who made him a good guy who doesn't ask for anything in return?

  After entering the city, saying goodbye to his teammates, He Lingchuan returned to the hut, and there were many gifts piled up outside the door.

  He moved all the things into the door, half of the small yard has been taken up, and there is almost no place to put the water tank.

  He casually boiled some lukewarm water to wash away the wind and frost all over his body.

  A home, a home that can burn coals in winter, is the best harbor for people's hearts.

   As a result, he had just finished brushing his hair when he heard a thumping sound outside, something fell in the yard, accompanied by the mournful cry of birds.

What happened?

  He opened the door and went out to see that black and white feathers were flying around in the small courtyard, the only piece of furniture and bench here was down, and there was a small pool of blood on the ground.

  On the top of the wall stood a bird of prey with brown feathers and white spots. It held a magpie under its paws. Its head was gone and its body was still shaking.

  The bird of prey was plucking its feathers with a beak like a sharp hook, and those feathers fell into He Lingchuan's yard along with the wind, with blood on them.

   Apparently his yard became a hunting scene.

  He Lingchuan blew his whistle to remind the uninvited guests to pay attention to how they eat and not to cause too much trouble to the host.

  Why does this bird look familiar?

  The bird of prey also saw him coming out, but instead of dodging, it turned its head to look carefully at his eyes, and suddenly said, "So it was you."

  As soon as it opened its mouth, He Lingchuan also said, "So it was you."

   Isn't this the Sparrowhawk he met in Ghost Needle Forest? At that time, this monster was ordered by General Nan Ke to grab the Ling Arrow and fire bombs to blow up the spider nest, but Zhu Erniang's Xiapei spider silk was too tough, so this task had to be transferred to Sun Jiayuan and He Lingchuan.

  After this incident, they were also considered comrades-in-arms, but He Lingchuan hadn't seen Sparrowhawk since then, presumably it followed the main force and went on a mission.

  He Lingchuan pointed to the magpie under its paw: "Thanks, this thing is always making me sleep with its chirping noise."

  In winter, the birds in Panlong City are basically extinct, only the big fat magpies jump up and down, and often steal food from residents. Before spring comes, the magpies eat so much fat. If the birds of prey don't catch them, who will they catch?

  Since we met again by fate, he straightened the bench, poured a bowl of water for Sparrowhawk and put it on it.

  The sparrowhawk flew down with the prize, stopped on the bench and drank several sips of water.

   "Are you all right?"

   "I just returned from Ghost Needle Forest with the Red General." Sparrowhawk ate the meat, looking very hungry, "It took two days to come and go."

  He Lingchuan was taken aback: "General Red went to Ghost Needle Stone Forest?"

   "Yes, lead the troops to kill Zhu Erniang." Sparrow Eagle said, "General Red said that we must find the place from last time."

  The people of Baling made a trick and used the crypt spiders in the Ghost Needle Stone Forest to deal with the Panlongcheng army. Zhu Erniang went out in person, and General Nan Ke's team was in danger of being hit hard.

   Afterwards, Panlong City definitely couldn't bear it.

  Ghost Needle Stone Forest is an important passage from Puxigou and other sister cities to the southeast. Panlong City is also obliged to ensure the safety of the sister cities.

   "How?"

"This time we went prepared and looked for burrow spiders. We burned seven or eight of the spider's nests alone. We killed more than half of Zhu Erniang's disciples and grandchildren. There was even a vicious fight in the main nest. The man who made traps all the year round, this time he fell into the trap of the general. More than half of the elite spider guard died, and its own two legs were broken, and its belly was almost pierced. The general threatened it to burn the last Lao Chao, Zhu Erniang has no choice but to seek peace."

   "Hiss—" He Lingchuan has seen Zhu Erniang with his own eyes. This kind of big monster left over from ancient times had no shortage of methods to suppress the bottom of the box, but in the end it was beaten so miserably by the Red General.

   Really deserves to be a fierce warrior.

  (end of this chapter)